170 Quotes by Mary Kay Ash

If I’m talking to someone in a crowded room, I try to make this person feel as though we’re the only ones present. I shut out everything else. I look directly at the person. Even if a gorilla were to walk into the room, I probably wouldn’t notice it.

Don’t let the negatives of life control you. Rise above them. Use them as your stepping stones to go higher than you ever dreamed possible.

So many women just don’t know how great they really are. They come to us all vogue outside and vague on the inside.

Give yourself something to work toward – constantly.

My company mascot is the bumblebee. Because of its tiny wings and heavy body, aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly. But the bumblebee doesn’t know that, so it flies anyways.

I’ve often said that we are doing something far more important than just selling cosmetics; we are changing lives.

God did not have time to make a nobody, so you’re a somebody.

If you are an entrepreneur planning to start your own company, I can’t think of a better place to begin than by operating your business by the Golden Rule. Make this a high priority; never make a decision that contradicts the Golden Rule.

In fact, depending on how much you earn, you can afford to pay somebody to do almost anything you don’t like to do.